List of Presidents of Somaliland

President of the Republic of Somaliland
National Emblem of Somaliland
Incumbent
Muse Bihi Abdi
since 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
Style His Excellency
Mr. President
Residence Presidential Palace - Qasriga Madaxtooyada JSL
Seat Hargeisa (1991–present)
Appointer Direct election
Term length Two consecutive 5-year terms
Constitution of Somaliland
Constituting instrument Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland
Formation 18 May 1991 (1991-05-18)
First holder Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur as the first President in 1991
Deputy Vice President of Somaliland
Website somalilandgov.com/somaliland-president/ (in English)
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This is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.[1][2] The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland.[3][4] The President of the Republic of Somaliland is an executive head of state, also functioning as the head of government. There is no Prime Minister.

List

Term of Office President
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Party
28 May 1991 –
16 May 1993		 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
(1931–2003)		 Somali National Movement (SNM)
16 May 1993 –
3 May 2002		 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
(1928–2002)		 Independent
(until 2001)
United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
3 May 2002 –
27 July 2010		 Dahir Riyale Kahin
(1952–)		 United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
27 July 2010 –
13 December 2017		 Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
(1936–)		 Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)
13 December 2017 –
present		 Muse Bihi Abdi
(1947–)		 Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)

Latest election

On 21 November 2017 the NEC anounoced that Muse Bihi Abdi of the ruling Kulmiye party polled 55.1% of votes to emerge winner. His closest contender was Abdirahman Irro of the Waddani party who polled 40.7% with Faysal Ali Warabe finishing last with 4.2% of votes.[5]

Candidate Party Votes %
Muse Bihi AbdiPeace, Unity, and Development Party305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed AbdullahiWaddani226,09240.73
Faisal Ali WarabeFor Justice and Development23,1414.17
Invalid/blank votes–
Total555,142100
Registered voters/turnout80
Source: Somalia Update

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 2004-02-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-02. "The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean."
  2. ↑ Gettleman, Jeffrey (2009-06-02). "No Winner Seen in Somalia's Battle With Chaos". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 1960-06-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  4. ↑ "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Somaliland ruling party candidate wins Nov. 13 polls – media reports AFrica News, 21 November 2017
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